HLS Print Draft

Session 1

Print Version
Monday, 17 November 2025
14:30 – 15:45
Auditorium
Plenary – High-Level Segment – Session 1
Speakers
H.E. Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Rural Development, India (Republic of)
H.E. Mr William Gitau
Minister, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, Kenya (Republic of)
H.E. Ms Nthati Moorosi
Minister, Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation, Lesotho (Kingdom of)
H.E. Mr Yunming Zhang
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China, China (People’s Republic of)
H.E. Dr Takuo Imagawa
Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan
H.E. Abdullah Al Mubadel
Deputy Governor, Telecommunication, Communications, Space & Technology Commission (CST), Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of)
Ms Huda Al-Wahidi
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Economy, State of Palestine
Eng. Mohamed Shamroukh
Executive President, National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA), Egypt (Arab Republic of)
Ms Lara EL Khateeb
Chair of the Board and CEO, The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC), Jordan
Mr Omar Abdullah Al-Qatabi
Vice President, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Oman (Sultanate of)
Mr Fernando Machuca Manevy
Board Member, Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL), Paraguay (Republic of)
Professor Sandra Maximiano
Chairwoman of the Board of Directors, ANACOM, Portugal
H.E. Eng. Ahmad Abdulla AlMuslemani
President, Communications Regulatory Authority, Qatar (State of)
H.E. Ms Emily Roper
Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations in Geneva, Australia
H.E. Ambassador Leon Williams
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the ITU, Bahamas (Commonwealth of the)

Session 2

Print Version
Monday, 17 November 2025
16:15 – 17:30
Auditorium
Plenary – High-Level Segment – Session 2
Speakers
H.E. Mr Rashad Nabiyev
Minister, Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, Azerbaijan (Republic of)
Hon. Ioane Naivalurua
Minister, Ministry for Policing & Communications, Fiji (Republic of)
H.E. Mr Mark-Alexandre Doumba
Ministre, Ministère de L’Économie Numérique, de la Digitalisation et de L’Innovation, Gabon
H.E. Ms Shaza Fatima Khawaja
Federal Minister for IT & Telecommunications, Pakistan (Islamic Republic of)
H.E. Mr Agaseata Peto
Minister, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Samoa (Independent State of)
H.E. Mr Ahmed Al-Dirdiri Ghandour
Minister, Ministry of Communications and Digital Transformation , Sudan (Republic of the)
H.E. Mr Dimitar Nedyalkov
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Bulgaria (Republic of)
H.E. Ms Ailyn Febles Estrada
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Communications, Cuba
H.E. Mr Jamol Maxsudov
Vice Minister, Ministry of Digital Technologies, Uzbekistan (Republic of)
Mr Angelo Miguel Buta João
Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Information Technologies, Angola (Republic of)
Mr Philip Marnick
General Director, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), Bahrain (Kingdom of)
Mr Carlos Manuel Baigorri
President, National Telecommunication Agency (Anatel), Brazil (Federative Republic of)
H.E. Mr Valeriu Zgonea
President, ANCOM (Romanian Regulatory Authority), Romania
Ms Olivia Trusty
Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), United States of America
H.E. Mr Tamakolo Ouattara
Ambassador of Côte d’Ivoire to Iran, Côte d’Ivoire (Republic of)

Session 3

Print Version
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
14:30 – 15:45
Auditorium
Plenary – High-Level Segment – Session 3
Speakers
H.E. Mr Sid Ali Zerrouki
Minister, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, Algeria (People’s Democratic Republic of)
H.E. Mr Ahmad Fahmi Mohamed Fadzil
Minister, Ministry of Communications, Malaysia
H.E. Mr Yves Iradukunda
Minister of State, Ministry of ICT and Innovation, Rwanda (Republic of)
H.E. Ms Tatenda Annastacia Mavetera
Minister, Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services, Zimbabwe (Republic of)
H.E. Mr Doszhan Mussaliyev
Vice Minister, Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development, Kazakhstan (Republic of)
H.E. Mr Dokyu Lee
Deputy Minister and Head of the Office of ICT Policy, Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea (Republic of)
H.E. Mr Grigoriy Borisenko
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, Russian Federation
H.E. Mr Mondli Gungubele
Deputy Minister, Communications and Digital Technologies [ Ministry of ], South Africa (Republic of)
Mr George Michaelides
Commissioner of Communications, Cyprus National Regulatory Authority (OCECPR) , Cyprus (Republic of)
Mr Lume Polume
Executive Director, National Information and Communication Technology Authority (NICTA), Papua New Guinea
Professor Sarana Boonbaichaiyapruck
Chairman, The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), Thailand
H.E. Mr Ole Toft
Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan (resident in Ankara), Denmark
H.E. Mr Iván Emilio de Jesús Ogando Lora
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Dominican Rep.
H.E. Ms Marijana Kujundžić
Ambassador to Azerbaijan, European Union
Mr Paweł Radomski
Ambassador in Azerbaijan, Poland (Republic of)

Session 4

Print Version
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
16:15 – 17:30
Auditorium
Plenary – High-Level Segment – Session 4
H.E. Dr Seyed Sattar Hashemi
Minister, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
H.E. Professor Américo Muchanga
Minister, Ministry of Communications and Digital Transformation, Mozambique
H.E. Mr Konris Maynard
Minister, Information, Communication & Technology and Post, Saint Kitts and Nevis (Federation of)
Hon. Godfrey Baluku Kabbyanga
Minister of State for Information, Communications Technology & National Guidance, Uganda (Republic of)
H.E. Mr Isfandiyori Sadullo
Head of the Communications Service under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, Tajikistan (Republic of)
H.E. Mr Puthyvuth Sok
Secretary of State, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, Cambodia (Kingdom of)
H.E. Ms Naama Henig
Under Secretary, Ministry of Communications, Israel (State of)
Ms Mavis A. Ampah
Board Chairperson, National Communications Authority, Ghana
H.E. Dr Khaled Mohammed Al-Zamel
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA), Kuwait (State of)
Mr Slavisa Antic
State Secretary, Ministry of Information and Telecommunications, Serbia (Republic of )
H.E. Eng. Majed Sultan Al Mesmar
Director General , Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA), United Arab Emirates
H.E. Mr Dušan Matulay
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Slovakia to the United Nations in Geneva, Slovak Republic
Mr Ömer Abdullah Karagözoğlu
President and Chairman, Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK), Türkiye